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  • Low angle view of a bastion on the walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of South Gate, Tash Darvaza (Stone Gates), and walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at dawn. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The Tash Darvaza was built in the 19th century during the reign of Allakulykhan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the Wall of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at sunset. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a turret of the main gate of Ichan-Kala, Ota Darvoza (Father Gate), on the left  and walls of the old city on the right distance, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 7, 2010, at dawn. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. The main gate today is the restored western Ota Darvoza (Father Gate). Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of walls of the old city, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 5, 2010, in the afternoon. Khiva's old city, Ichan Kala, is surrounded by 2.2 kilometres of crenellated and bastioned city walls. Some sections may be 5th century, but the strongest sections were built 1686-88 by Arang Khan. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Bastion no. 1 of the Thiers Wall, with an emergency accommodation centre built to house 300 refugees, at the Porte de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. This bastion is part of the Enceinte de Thiers or Thiers Wall, the last defensive wall built around Paris, in 1841-44, under Louis-Philippe. It was 33km long with 94 bastions around the current peripherique, but most of the wall was demolished 1919-29. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion terrace with Moorish bartizan turrets and cannon hole at the Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion and 4 storey tower. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion terrace with Moorish bartizan turrets and cannon holes at the Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion and 4 storey tower. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion terrace with Moorish bartizan turrets and cannon hole at the Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion and 4 storey tower. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion tower no. 27 and counter guard, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion, housing the detention cells, linking directly to the courtrooms, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion, housing the detention cells, linking directly to the courtrooms, in the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The new building contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and on the left, Genoan style bastion, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genoan Style bastions, built 1561 AD, and the towers of the 1st and 2nd fortresses, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations and behind, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genoan Style bastions, built in 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. To the right is the Spur Tower or Captain's Tower, which protected the keep, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Spur Tower, which protected the keep or Captain's Tower, and to either side, Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Genoan Style bastions on the right, built 1561 AD, and boulevard or baluartes, built to allow troops and artillery movement, and behind, towers of the 1st and 2nd fortresses, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion de Saint Sebastien, defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View against the light of Bastion du St Esprit, southwest corner of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazagão), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bastion de Saint Sebastien, defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corner of the Citadelle de Belfort with watch tower next to the drawbridge, with the Porte de Brisach, built 1687-1703, (centre) and the bastion tower no. 27 (right), at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. A castle was built in the 17th century by the Comte de la Suze to protect the Trouee de Belfort or Belfort Gap, and Vauban and Haxo added to the fortifications. In the 19th century the citadel formed part of the Sere de Rivieres system of French border defences. The citadel is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyards with ruined Byzantine Citadel and 2 Crusaders bastion towers, Castle of Saladin, 10th-12th century, Latakia, Syria. In 1188 Saladin succeeded in occupying it and it stayed in Muslim hands from Saladin to Baibars to Qalaun.
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  • Ruined Byzantine Citadel and Crusaders bastion tower in the background, Castle of Saladin, 10th-12th century, Latakia, Syria. In 1188 Saladin succeeded in occupying it and it stayed in Muslim hands from Saladin to Baibars to Qalaun.
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  • Courtyards with ruined Byzantine Citadel and 2 Crusaders bastion towers, Castle of Saladin, 10th-12th century, Latakia, Syria. In 1188 Saladin succeeded in occupying it and it stayed in Muslim hands from Saladin to Baibars to Qalaun.
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  • Pont de la Rue du Bastion, at the Porte de Clichy on the Boulevards des Marechaux, with behind, the new law courts or Tribunal de Paris, designed by Renzo Piano and built 2014-17 on the Avenue de la Porte de Clichy, in the Batignolles area of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. It contains the high court of Paris, the police court, the public prosecution service and all Parisian district courts. It is 38 storeys high and resembles 3 stacked blocks reducing in size with height on top of the main building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte in the evening, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte in the evening, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord in the morning mist, seen from the gardens, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (left), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (left), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (right), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls and bastion of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag„o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte in the evening, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte in the evening, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Northwest facade of the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord in the evening, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord with its central lantern tower and 2 of the 4 bastion towers surrounding the central keep, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (left), 4 storey tower and small access bridge. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castel del Monte, a 13th century citadel and castle in Andria, Puglia, Southern Italy. The castle was built in the 1240s by Emperor Frederick II and is octagonal in plan, with walls 25m high and bastion towers on each corner. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The largest of the Loire Valley chateaux, Chambord has a central keep with 4 bastion towers on the corners, a moat and an elaborate decorative roofline. The chateau was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Torre de Belem or Belem Tower, built in the 16th century by Francisco de Arruda under King John II as part of a defence system at the mouth of the river Tagus and a ceremonial gateway to the city, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal. The limestone tower is built in Late Gothic Manueline style, and consists of a bastion terrace (right) a 4 storey tower and small access bridge (left). It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its important role during the Portuguese Age of Discoveries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boulevard or baluartes, built to allow troops and artillery movement, and behind, Genoan Style bastions, built in 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plan of Belfort in the mid 18th century, in plaster, textile and metal, copy of an original of 1755, with the fortifications built by Vauban and bastions and hornwork, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boys playing on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boulevard or baluartes, built to allow troops and artillery movement, and behind, Genoan Style bastions, built in 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman walking past the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_115.jpg
  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_116.jpg
  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_118.jpg
  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_121.jpg
  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_122.jpg
  • Excavations of various civilisations, and behind, the fort with Genoan style bastions, built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_BAHREIN_MC_123.jpg
  • Couple walking on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a plan of Belfort in the mid 18th century, detail, in plaster, textile and metal, copy of an original of 1755, with the fortifications built by Vauban and bastions and hornwork, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boulevard or baluartes, built to allow troops and artillery movement, and behind, Genoan Style bastions, built in 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boys playing on the defensive walls of the Portuguese Fortified city of Mazagan, 16th century, El Jadida, Morocco. El Jadida, previously known as Mazagan (Portuguese: Mazag√£o), was seized in 1502 by the Portuguese, and they controlled this city until 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massive keeps, Castle of Saladin, 10th-12th century, Latakia, Syria. In 1188 Saladin succeeded in occupying it and it stayed in Muslim hands from Saladin to Baibars to Qalaun.
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  • Massive keeps, Castle of Saladin, 10th-12th century, Latakia, Syria. In 1188 Saladin succeeded in occupying it and it stayed in Muslim hands from Saladin to Baibars to Qalaun.
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  • LES ANDELEYS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 10: Well with remains of the outer wall of the Chateau Gaillard in a fog, on October 10, 2008 in Les Andelys, Normandy, France. The chateau was built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196, came under French control in 1204 following a siege in 1203. It was later destroyed by Henry IV in 1603 and classified as Monuments Historiques in 1852. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • LES ANDELEYS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 10: View from below of the cliff top outer wall of the keep and great hall of the Chateau Gaillard, on October 10, 2008 in Les Andelys, Normandy, France. The chateau was built by Richard the Lionheart in 1196, came under French control in 1204 following a siege in 1203. It was later destroyed by Henry IV in 1603 and classified as Monuments Historiques in 1852. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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